DALLAS, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest
Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today extended its bookable flight
schedule through Oct. 30, 2020. As
the carrier publishes its full schedule, it is adding new
international service to and from Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport
beginning in October.
Effective Oct. 8, 2020, Southwest
will offer twice-daily nonstop service between Phoenix and Cabo San Lucas/Los
Cabos* and once-daily nonstop service between
Phoenix and Puerto Vallarta*. Phoenix will become the carrier's
23rd city to serve as an international gateway for the
airline.
*Both routes are subject to requisite government
approvals.
Long Beach Service Expands
Southwest also announced today an expansion of its service for
Customers in the LA Basin who utilize Long Beach Airport. Effective
Aug. 11, 2020, will add one
additional nonstop flight on weekdays directionally between:
Long Beach,
Calif. and Oakland (A total of five roundtrip flights
Mondays-Fridays)
Long Beach, Calif. and
San Jose, Calif. (A total
of five roundtrip flights Mondays-Fridays)
With these new routes, Southwest will offer up to 14 departures
on weekdays from Long Beach.
New Nonstop Service
Southwest recently began serving several new routes throughout
North America. This past Saturday,
the carrier launched new international service between:
Houston (Hobby) and
Cozumel, Mexico
(Twice-daily)
Baltimore/Washington and Providenciales, Turks and
Caicos (Seasonal Service offered on Saturdays)
The carrier also began daily nonstop service between
Maui and Sacramento, Calif., between
Atlanta and Memphis (two flights per day
Sunday-Friday, one flight on Saturdays), and once-daily service
between Des Moines and
Denver.
The carrier also recently announced its intention to serve
Steamboat Springs through the
Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN) by the end of 2020. More
details, including schedules, will be released in the coming
months.
These flights, including the carrier's full schedule, are
available for purchase at Southwest.com.
ABOUT SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.
In its 49th year of service, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines
Co. (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from
other air carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by
more than 60,000 Employees to a Customer base topping 130 million
passengers annually. Southwest became the nation's largest domestic
air carrier in 2003 and maintains that ranking based on the U.S.
Department of Transportation's most recent reporting of domestic
originating passengers boarded. In peak travel seasons, Southwest
operates more than 4,000 weekday departures among a network of 103
destinations in the United States
and 10 additional countries. Southwest has also announced its
intention to serve Steamboat Springs,
Colo. by the end of 2020.
Southwest coined Transfarency® to
describe its purposed philosophy of treating Customers honestly and
fairly, and low fares actually staying low. Southwest is the only
major U.S. airline to offer bags fly free® to
everyone (first and second checked pieces of luggage, size and
weight limits apply, some carriers offer free checked bags on
select routes or in qualified circumstances), and there are no
change fees, though fare differences might apply.
Southwest is one of the most honored airlines in the world,
known for a triple bottom line approach that contributes to the
carrier's performance and productivity, the importance of its
People and the communities they serve, and an overall commitment to
efficiency and the planet. Learn more about how the carrier gives
back to communities across the world by visiting
Southwest.com/citizenship.
Book Southwest Airlines' low fares online
at Southwest.com or by phone at 800-I-FLY-SWA.
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